RAND Research Topic: Workforce Management

Updating Personnel Vetting and Security Clearance Guidelines for Future Generations

2021-03-11T08:00:00Z

The authors identified select trends, including age-based factors, among younger adults to understand broader social changes that may affect current security clearance adjudication guidelines for positions in the U.S. government.

Supporting Working Parents Could Accelerate Recovery

2021-01-15T17:45:00Z

Since the COVID-19 recession started last February, almost 3 million women have left the labor force. With vaccines rolling out, will they go back to work? There are several policies that could help.

Rethinking How Employers Understand Risk in Background Checks

2021-06-16T08:49:00Z

Employers use criminal background checks to make hiring decisions, but lack guidance on whether or how to use that information effectively. This workshop brings together policymakers, social scientists, employee advocates, employers, and other thought leaders to discuss these issues.

Clinical Governance and Continuous Quality Improvement in the Veterinary Profession

2021-05-14T09:00:00Z

96% of the veterinary profession agrees that Quality Improvement (QI) improves veterinary care. A lack of time, know-how and organisational support were among the barriers preventing its adoption in practice.

A New Approach to Measuring Income Inequality

2021-04-30T13:45:00Z

A new method for measuring income inequality reveals that, from 1975 to 2018, the only group for which actual income gains exceeded U.S. GDP growth was the group near the 99th percentile of income distribution.

Changing Unemployment and the Post-Pandemic Workforce

2021-04-29T13:00:00Z

In this RAND Remote conversation, economist Kathryn Edwards will discuss ways the pandemic is changing how we treat unemployment. She'll describe options for workforce recovery, including drawing women workers back into the labor force. [Virtual]

RAND Remote: Changing Unemployment and the Post-Pandemic Workforce

2021-04-29T13:00:00Z

In this RAND Remote conversation, Kathryn Edwards discusses ways the pandemic is changing how we treat unemployment. She describes options for workforce recovery, including drawing women workers back into the labor force.

Talent Management for U.S. Department of Defense Knowledge Workers

2021-04-26T09:00:00Z

A synthesis of results from RAND Corporation research on the U.S. Department of Defense's talent management of knowledge workers features areas for improvement and ways for the department to proactively approach talent management.

The Future of the Special Operations Forces

2021-04-19T20:00:00Z

An overview of testimony by Linda Robinson presented before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations on March 26, 2021.

Streamlining Cost Estimation for Large Department of Defense Organizations

2021-03-31T08:00:00Z

Researchers created a prototype tool using data from the Full Cost of Manpower model to help manpower decisionmakers produce consistent and repeatable cost estimations to understand the budget implications of alternative total force mixes.

Special Operations Forces Culture and Climate

2021-03-26T10:00:00Z

What the nation asks of its special operations forces shapes who they are and what they do. Two decades of counterterrorism focus have led to an unbalanced and overused force. How can policymakers and military leaders rebalance the force to meet changing demands and address systemic issues such as its lack of diversity?

Evaluation of IPS Grow

2021-03-24T09:00:00Z

IPS supports people with serious mental illness into employment. This evaluation examines the uptake and perceptions of support from IPS Grow by IPS services. We also examine the impact that different support had on different services.

Effective Game-Based Training for Police Officer Decision-Making

2021-03-12T08:45:00Z

This paper reports the result of a two-year pilot study that developed a framework for implementing low-cost, game-based, virtual reality technology for training police officers to improve their decision-making under stress.

Updating Personnel Vetting and Security Clearance Guidelines for Future Generations

2021-03-11T08:00:00Z

The United States could face challenges with recruiting and retaining younger generations into positions that require a security clearance. What trends and social changes might the federal government consider when updating personnel vetting guidelines?

RAND Lowy Family Middle-Class Pathways Center

2021-02-25T13:28:00Z

The RAND Lowy Family Middle-Class Pathways Center (MCPC) is committed to forging new and better paths toward sustainable work opportunities for all Americans. RAND researchers are designing, piloting, and evaluating interventions focused on skill pathways, entrepreneurship, and workplace technology.

The Decline of the American Middle Class

2021-02-25T08:00:00Z

Depending on definition, the American middle class has been either receiving less income or shrinking in size since the '70s. The economic effects of the pandemic will likely generate further declines in the middle class and a disproportionate entry into the lower class.

A Snapshot of Educator Mobility in Montana

2021-02-17T12:30:00Z

Montana is struggling to recruit and retain qualified educators, especially in certain subject areas and in rural parts of the state. This study provides information that will help the task force address these challenges.

Dr. Raynard Kington—Physician, Academic and Former NIH Deputy Director—Named to RAND Board of Trustees

2021-02-16T18:34:00Z

Dr. Raynard Kington, head of school at the Phillips Academy Andover, was elected to the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees.

Labor Policy in the 117th Congress

2021-02-12T16:34:00Z

What are the biggest labor policy issues facing the 117th Congress? RAND experts offer up insight on a variety of topics, including workforce development, unemployment policy, income inequality, and more.

Department of the Air Force Civilian Compensation and Benefits

2021-02-10T07:45:00Z

The authors examine U.S. Air Force civilian compensation for hard-to-fill and mission critical occupations, comparing it with other federal agencies and the private sector and providing recommendations for recruiting and retaining civilian talent.